CLASS
Accounting 1A – Financial Accounting
Winter 2012
Tuesday/Thursday, 6 – 8:15 p.m.
Room L74
Course Website: http://cengagenow.com
See login instructions below.
INSTRUCTOR
Dan Salah
(408)864-5563
salahdan@deanza.edu
Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday, 5 – 5:50 p.m. and by appointment
Office Location: F-41L
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
1.
Demonstrate knowledge of double entry accounting for business transactions
and adjustments and prepare, explain and analyze financial statements using
GAAP.
2.
Analyze fundamental business concepts, how businesses operate, how
accounting serves them and identify ethical issues in an accounting context.
REQUIRED TEXTS AND SUPPLIES
1.
Internet Access is required to complete this class.
2.
Calculator (Cell phones are not allowed, so get an actual calculator. Also,
make sure to turn off your cell phone during class.)
3.
Accounting, 24th Edition, Warren, Reeve & Duchac; Cengage
Best Option for Textbook: Buy one-third (Chapters 1-9) of the book from the Bookstore
in loose-leaf format for about $60. This option includes a registration code for the
required online Internet access to CengageNow (http://cengagenow.com) which is good
for 100 days. Homework will be completed online at CengageNow. When you take
Accounting 1B and 1C, you will need to buy the remaining two-thirds of the text.
NOTE: Be careful when buying a used textbook or a textbook from any source
other than the De Anza Bookstore or the bookstore across the street. It likely will
not come with a valid registration code for CengageNow in which case you will need
to purchase the code separately.
CengageNow Registration
Go to: http://cengagenow.com
Click “Go,” and then “Create a new Student Account.”
Enter your access code and click “Continue.” (The access code will come with your new
textbook.)
Follow the remaining instructions. You will need the following Course Key to register for
this class section: E-5G2PYE35PGYMV
Course Objectives
This is the first course in a three course series at De Anza College (1A, 1B & 1C). The
first two courses cover financial accounting and the third course deals with managerial
accounting. Accounting is the “language of business” and can be thought of as an
information system that provides reports to stakeholders about the economic activities
and condition of a business. Accounting 1A will cover the accounting cycle, accounting
systems, internal controls, merchandising businesses, and the balance sheet accounts
Cash and Receivables.
Course Structure
This is a lecture course. The lecture period will be used to introduce new topics and to
review student assignments. To optimize classroom time, it is important to prepare for
class BEFORE class. As a rule of thumb, two hours outside of class are needed for every
hour in class.
Grading
Your grade will be assigned according to the following scale:
A+
98 – 100%
A
93 – 97 %
A90 – 92%
B+
87 – 89%
B
83 – 86%
B80 – 82%
C+
77 – 79%
C
70 – 76%
D
60 – 69%
F
0 – 59%
Your final grade will be based on the following point values:
Assignment
Final Exam
3 Mid-terms
Homework
Attendance
In-class projects/Quizzes
Points
200
200 (100 points each, lowest mid-term dropped)
100 (9 chapters @ 15 points each, max. of 100 pts.)
100
50
Total
650
The comprehensive final exam is mandatory. No make-up exams will be permitted,
including the mid-terms and final. Since the lowest mid-term grade is dropped, if you
miss a mid-term it will automatically be dropped as your lowest score.
Homework assignments are posted on the class website. The assignments are also
completed on the website, and automatically graded. Make sure to carefully follow all the
instructions for each assignment. For example, if the problem says DO NOT include
commas in your answers, then don’t. The computer can’t tell that you answered the
question correctly except for the commas. Note that you will have 2 attempts to answer
each homework question, so there is no reason that you should not get 100% on the
homework assignments. Assignments and due dates will be posted to the website. Late
assignments will NOT be accepted.
There will be unannounced quizzes and in-class assignments during the quarter. There
are NO make-up quizzes or in-class assignments.
Academic integrity is expected from each student. Cheating and plagiarism in ANY form
will not be tolerated. Cheating and plagiarism will result in a failing grade for either the
exam/assignment or for the entire course. The Business Division Dean will also be
notified in writing. All written work must be your own original work except where you
quote others with proper attribution. Failure to do so will be treated as plagiarism.
Disruptive behavior is also not acceptable. Students who behave in a disruptive manner
will be dropped from the course, at the discretion of the instructor.
Regular attendance is expected. Once you are enrolled in the class, you will NOT be
dropped based on attendance. If you need to drop the course, it is your responsibility
to do so. If you are enrolled in the class after the final drop date, then you will receive an
appropriate grade. The last date to drop with a “W” is March 2nd.